Thursday 12 October 1961

It was Thursday, under the sign of Libra. The US president was John F. Kennedy (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include John McKay-Clements and Stéphane Roussel.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles.
In UK Walking Back To Happiness by Helen Shapiro was in the top 5 hits.
West Side Story, directed by Jerome Robbins, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1961
while The Age Of Reason Begins by Will and Ariel Durant was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960.